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CALENDAR
WEEK OF 6/19 - 6/23
RED SHIRT DAY
REPORT CARDS DISTRIBUTED
LAST DAY FOR STUDENTS
10:45a Recognition - Gr. 5
HAVE A GREAT SUMMER!
WEEK OF 8/28 - 9/1
Thursday, August 31
FIRST DAY OF SCHOOL
WEEK OF 9/4 - 9/8
Monday, September 4
NO SCHOOL - Labor Day
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QUICK LINKS
A NEW edition of the wellness newsletter can be found
here
To purchase Riverside gear, click
here
Click
here to view the lunch menu
Sign up for lunch duty
here
Sign up for safety duty
here
Volunteer for the PTA
here
View the Rules of the Road
here
Click
here for the Early Morning Program information
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PEEK AT THE WEEK
MISSED AN ISSUE?
SUBMISSIONS
Deadline for submissions is 3pm
on Wednesday of the school week
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COMMUNITY NEWS
For RTM news and calendar click here. For BOE News click
July 5-August 1, Perrot Library is offering summer programs for all ages. For a schedule, click here.
July 10-21, YMCA and Greenwich Free Press Summer Journalism Camp. Coordinated by Riverside teacher Jayne Hirshfield. More information can be found here.
Click
here
to view the community calendar.
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Dear Parents,
I would like to wish all the families and children a wonderful summer vacation (starting after our early release day this Tuesday). The children have worked hard, made good friends, grown in their character, in their academic abilities, and in their understanding of the world. We are so very proud of their accomplishments.
For our 5th grade and non-returning students, we wish you the very best. Please come back and visit whenever you can! For everyone else returning, we will look forward to another year of learning as we start the year with our Riverside Parade of Learners on Thursday, August 31st! Your child's class list and information about the new school year will be sent to parents around August 18th.
This Tuesday is an early release day ending at 1:15 pm. Lunches will be served. Our parade of 5th graders will be heading over to the recognition ceremony at EMS for an 11am start time. Tickets for 5th grade families were sent home previously. If you have any questions about the tickets, please let the office know.
Last week I shared about some staffing changes and the proposed grade level sections from the district. I would like to offer my thanks to Miss Valerie Caro who is ending her time as our Long Term Substitute for our FLES classes. We will be welcoming back Mrs. Siguenza in the fall to that position. I would like to thanks Mrs. Christine Kovak for her work as a part time ESOL teacher at school. She will be spending more time at another school next year and we would like to welcome Ms.
Justine
Murnane who will be here M-Th in the mornings. I also want to thank our part time art teacher Mr.
Micheal Manning (here Wed. afternoons) and welcome Mrs. LeAnne Hinkle (who mostly will work at Julian Curtis School) as our part time art teacher. I want to thank Miss Alison Chapman, our part time P.E. teacher, who will be working at EMS next year. I also want to thank our intern, Miss Michelle Eydelman for her good work this year and to thank our permanent building substitutes Miss Ashley Tuccinardi and Ms. Anne Donohue for their good work.
I would also like to wish all the dads a very special Father's Day this Sunday!
Sincerely,
Christopher Weiss
Riverside School Principal
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STUDENT COUNCIL DIAPER DRIVE
Student Council is running a diaper drive to help stock the shelves of the diaper bank at Mothers for Others. From now until June 19th, we are asking all Riverside families to help out by dropping off packs of new diapers and wipes. Please bring donations to the front hallway, where there are specially marked bins. Thank you for helping Mothers for Others!
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DENTAL REMINDER
If you received a DENTAL REFERRAL FORM for your child, please remember to submit the completed form to the dental hygienist at the school's health office. Remember that healthy teeth equals happy children!
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NOTE FROM THE NURSE
All medications in the Health Office must be picked up by a parent no later than June 20th at noon. Any meds left after that time will be discarded. When you pick up your child's meds, the Nurse will give you new med forms to complete over the summer. The Nurse will be available on August 28th to accept the new medications and forms.
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PTA END OF YEAR MEETING
Our final PTA meeting will be Monday, June
19th at 2pm in the Media Center. At this meeting we will:
- Highlight our accomplishments for the 2016/2017 school year
- Preview the 2017/2018 year - including our Fall Fundraiser!
- Review our volunteer opportunities for the fall and our Volunteer Fair event
- Present an update to the Riverside Cafeteria project
- Review the gift cap guidelines and the recent BOE vote on Riverside PTA's gift cap
- Vote on the 2017/208 budget including the Cafeteria project
We hope to see you there! Refreshments and snacks will be served.
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AFTERS SURVEY
Please remember to take our survey if you have not done so already! Click here to complete. Thank you to those of you that have already completed them. We truly value your opinion and need your feedback to shape our Afters program. Survey will remain open until June 30th.
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FALL FUNDRAISER - SAVE THE DATE
Save the date for Riverside School's Annual Fundraiser, which will be held on Saturday, October 21st at 7pm. This year's theme will be "Rock N Raise". Watch for more information and volunteer opportunities!
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SCIENCE IN EDUCATION
Science in Education had their last program this week. On Monday, Encore performances came in and put on their Anti-Gravity show for the entire school. The program was enjoyed by all as Mr. Fish balanced objects on his nose and other cool tricks.
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RIVERSIDE RHYTHMS
On Thursday, June 8th, Riverside Rhythms presented the final lunchtime concert of the school year. Americana Family Jamboree performed bluegrass, folk, and country music. The children heard the banjo, the mandolin, and guitars. They sang along with familiar songs like "This Land is Your Land" and "Oh Susannah." Thank you for your support of the Riverside Rhythms program this year!
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VOLUNTEER TO BE A CLASS PARENT
If you would like to be a Class Parent for the 2017-2018 school year, please sign up via our online form here. For more information about the role and responsibilities of a class parent please review the Class Parent Job Description.
If you have any questions, please contact Heather St. Louis at 813-928-3636 or [email protected]. Cl
ass parents will be chosen in August by lottery after class lists are sent out and notified via email the week before school starts. The deadline to sign up is August 1st
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GREEN TIP OF THE WEEK
Ditch the Plastic! Summer weather is here so remember to stay hydrated and carry a reusable water bottle for you and your kids. Companies like S'well and Klean Kanteen make great stainless steel bottles that will keep your drink cool on hot days!
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